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Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

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vinsynt's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Such a gorgeous book of poetry with so many poignant signposts for those of us in the middle of healing from trauma. 
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sarah_nestler's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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lucy12345's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced
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  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.5

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mayacatherinecreative's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
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  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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alice_lackoflife's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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emilypete17's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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cassie12_21's review

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love queer feminist poetry. This had cute little poems including some interesting things about Aphrodite. I also liked the pictures in it, I feel like they really added to the work. 
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frantically's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

trista mateer does it again and she does it so heartbreakingly beautifully
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hello_lovely13's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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librar_bee's review

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
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  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

A fresh take on the parallels between Greek mythology and modern poetry, Trista Mateer has created a conversation between Aphrodite and herself, a queer poet. Balanced with lovely color illustrations and photo edits, this book is a loud, bold assertion of femininity and sexuality in the women's own words.

Many of the poems followed a similar, repetitive structure that after a while felt redundant. However, Mateer is skilled at creating an impact in few words, a successful skill for any true poet. I'm excited to read more of Mateer's work and see where her creativity and talent takes her.
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